A clade is a particular strain of the virus. Is an analysis of the clade being undertaken?

A clade is a particular strain of the virus. Is an analysis of the clade being undertaken?

Is a clade analysis of this particular virus being undertaken? If so, will the Secretary of State publish the results?

Is a clade analysis of this particular virus being undertaken? If so, will the Secretary of State publish the results?

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance her Department has given to poultry workers and those working with live birds on the actions they should take in the event of their suffering from influenza-like symptoms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance her Department has given to poultry workers and those working with live birds on the actions they should take in the event of their suffering from influenza-like symptoms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether type A human influenza can be transmitted to poultry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether type A human influenza can be transmitted to poultry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department has identified strains of avian influenza closely related to H5N1 already in England; and what assessment she has made of the epidemiological implications of co-infection with H5N1 in a single host.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department has identified strains of avian influenza closely related to H5N1 already in England; and what assessment she has made of the epidemiological implications of co-infection with H5N1 in a single host.

Supplementary on avian influenza.

Supplementary on avian influenza.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the results of her Department's detailed assessment of the competition implications of the proposed ban on enriched laying cages; when she intends to make a decision on the future of enriched laying cages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the results of her Department's detailed assessment of the competition implications of the proposed ban on enriched laying cages; when she intends to make a decision on the future of enriched laying cages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential change in employment in England as a result of a ban on the enriched laying cage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential change in employment in England as a result of a ban on the enriched laying cage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy to take decisions concerning the future of enriched cages at EU level.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy to take decisions concerning the future of enriched cages at EU level.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the scientific research which informed her decision to hold a full public consultation into the future of the enriched egg laying cage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the scientific research which informed her decision to hold a full public consultation into the future of the enriched egg laying cage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will undertake not to make a decision on the future of enriched egg laying cages until after the results of her Department's funded research have been published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will undertake not to make a decision on the future of enriched egg laying cages until after the results of her Department's funded research have been published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if egg producers will be permitted to beak trim chickens intended for laying up to a maximum of 10 days of age, where carried out by qualified staff. - (Holding answer 6 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if egg producers will be permitted to beak trim chickens intended for laying up to a maximum of 10 days of age, where carried out by qualified staff. - (Holding answer 6 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the enriched cages to be permitted in England under the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 99/74/EC will need to provide more than 250 cubic centimetres, 60 cubic centimetres of which shall be usable. - (Holding answer 26...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the enriched cages to be permitted in England under the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 99/74/EC will need to provide more than 250 cubic centimetres, 60 cubic centimetres of which shall be usable. - (Holding answer 26...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure that in implementing the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC the requirements in the United Kingdom are the minimum laid down in the Directive. - (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure that in implementing the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC the requirements in the United Kingdom are the minimum laid down in the Directive. - (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings her Department had with (a) scientists and (b) vets prior to agreement of the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings her Department had with (a) scientists and (b) vets prior to agreement of the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if all the systems detailed in the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC will be available to UK producers. - (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if all the systems detailed in the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC will be available to UK producers. - (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to incorporate Directive 1999/74/EC (Welfare of Laying Hens) into domestic legislation. - Includes ref to Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2000. (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to incorporate Directive 1999/74/EC (Welfare of Laying Hens) into domestic legislation. - Includes ref to Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2000. (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the impact of the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC on the British egg industry five years after its implementation. - (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the impact of the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC on the British egg industry five years after its implementation. - (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms for appeal will exist against legal enforcement of the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC. - (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms for appeal will exist against legal enforcement of the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC. - (Holding answer 11 March 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in each EU member state on the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC; and what her estimate is of the (a) speed and (b) vigour with which the Directive will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in each EU member state on the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive 1999/74/EC; and what her estimate is of the (a) speed and (b) vigour with which the Directive will...